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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19

THE young man who halts between taking
HIS adored one to the National opera or CIV
ing her a scrumptious Christmas gift is lost.
He will find it necessary to do both to hold
his position.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19
APRIZE FOR THE ANSWER.

When lovely woman stoops to folly
And buys a remnant strip of braid,
ON learning She can't match the shade.
Texas Siftings.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19
A Brave Man Plays Poker
With Two Ghosts and Wins
Big Money.
Jennie Cramer's Ghost Said
to Rise From Her Grave
d, Every Night.
A Suicides Ghost That Suf-
r. fers Untold Agonies In
% the Spirit World.
A Ghost in a Dilapidated Hut
That Cries and Groans
ID With Thirst.

F.STRONG, Esq,
of this county, was
in town the other
day to see about
iling a CT i'm
against the Han
nibal d st. Joe
Railroad company
for damages cauS-
ed by the killing
of some stock be-
longing to h i m.
AT one time in his
early IN a nhOod
Frank, as he is
popularity called,
was a great lover
of tn e national
game of poker, and
while here he re-
lated a wonderful
story of a game in
1rhinh he once nar-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19

No Extra Charge to Subscribers.
Tid-Bits.
The Punxsutawney Picaynne has the
bulge on cotemporarY Journalism.
1t is obliged to print the "PunxSutaw-
ney'' for heading one day, and the
''Picayune" the next, for the want of
space.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19

THE Hon. Mr. GAVIN, disguised with Can
ada, will remove to st. Paul. Mr. GAVIN
shall be promoted to Col. GAVIN immedi-
ately upon his arrival.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19

CALIFORNIA tourists should make no mis-
take. They should go to their destination
by way of st. Paul, and thus double up the
pleasure of their trip.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19

CAN Iowa Republicans in charge Of the
Chicago Times elect Mr.. BLAINE to the presi-
dency? We trow not, even though the Blain-
ties are willing to risk million dollars in the
venture.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19

Now LET the country hold its breath until
it discovers what are the views of HIGGINS
successor On the subject of civil service re-
form.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19

Now THAT the Republican clubs have
met and adjourned, can any one tell JUS
what they accomplished?
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19
SUNDAY ALONE.

DAILY AND SUNDAY.
VI in advanceS1O 90 3 mos. in adv.S2 %
6 m. in advance 5 90 weeks in adv. 90
One month. .S5c.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19

AGAIN the car seems oyer-anXiOus for war.
The dynamiters should fill their next bomb
with soothing syrup.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19
WHY We Are Not Happy.

THIIdUtIp IIIst NtII'
We expect other people to change
their opinions, yet cling tenaciOusly to
our own.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19

IF WE can't have carnival. maybe W
might initiate Florida's tropic exhibition.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19
A Nightmare OF Fair Women.

New Orleans Plcayune.
A dream of fair women is most pleas
ing, if the dream be not of women who
made you buy things you did not want
at the fair, and gave no change back.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19
And Still He Won't Let Her Vote.

FHIIdUtIp IId NuII-
The bachelor manages to crowd more
fun into his lonely life than the old maid
succeeds in getting out of hers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19
WEEKLY ST. PAUL GLoBE.
ear, 81 Six No, 65c Three Mo-, 33c

Rejected communications cannot be pre-
served. Address all letters and telegrams 70
THE GLOBE, st. Paul, Mimi.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19

The new 2-cent postage stamp is not
giving satisfaction, because it won't
stick. The manufacturer doesn't under
stand the art of cumming. The gum
rubs off easily, and if the stamp is car
ried in the pocket it will soon be no
good.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19

TRI-WEEKLY-(Da Daily Monday, wednesday
and Friday.)
yrin advance. 81 90 6 mos. in adv. 81 W
:months in advance ISL W.
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WHISPERS.

II Is said that corporations are hard
task masters, but have you ever heard
how some of them reward their chief
servants in ST. Paul? And a man must
have good deal of ability, too, in his
special line, to command yearly salary
which is small fortune in itself. There
are several of them in this city. how
ever-men who have little or no inter-
est in the corporations they represent,
and yet whose annual salaries represent
a good share of the profits. Vice Presi--
dent and General Manager CAKES, Of
the Northern Pacific, probably heads the
thing like 900 a year for his services,
and on nearly $1,000 month is able to
keep the wolf from the door very comfort
bly,. There is only one other big sal
aried official of the Northern Pacific 10
Gated here, Col. MCNAUGHT, the at
torney who came from Portland.
He is supposed to receive
$4,000 year as a retainer.
No one knows what President HILL, of
the Manitoba, draws, but it is supposed
to be in the neighbOrhOOd of $4,000, as
his general manager, Mr.. MARVEL, col
lects the comfortable sum of $4,000
yearly. Mr.. Hills attorney, whom he
captured from the Northern Pacific, re-
CCifOo d otlptuu VI SSf,UVU, Ou WHICH, Ho
manages to exist. The largest salaries
are paid in the railroad offices, but there
are several gentlemen outside of them
who might be called high-priced. Col.
HART. representing an Eastern life in
surance company, is reputed to receive
$4,000, while "SAM" EATON, in the
same business, is close behind him..
These two gentlemen are paid by COM
missions, however Contrary to the
custom in the East, the banks do not pay
their presidents very large salaries, but
it is said that w. r. MERRIAM gathers
in $4,000 year for pocket money. Of
course there are scores of men in the
city who exceed these figures, but their
incomes are from businesses which they
own themselves, and are not, strictly
speaking, salaries.
But the big salaries are not very
evenly distributed, are they?
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19

i VT in advance. 50 90 3 mos. in adv. soc
6 m in ADVANCE l 90 ] ! mo. in adv. zoe
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19

1t seems to be a senseless custom in
the postoffice department anyway to be
changing the style of postage stamps
every year or two. What difference
does it make whether a stamp is blue or
red or green? People get accustomed to
the color and like it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19

Now that the time has come around
for high license to go into effect i'll this
city, the law Interpreters are finding any
number of nuts to crack in endeavoring
to discover the meaning of the ambigu-
Gus phraseology of the Daniels bill. 1t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-12

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN Ma
TIoNAL Communicable B. F. Jones, of
Pittsburg, says he is not q candidate for re-
election as chairman of the republican ma.
tional committee, and adds: More than
that, I don't want it again, nor would have
it. Malone ia smart man and 1 think
would make an excellent chairman. He is
ambitious, has plenty of brains, uses them
well, but 1 don't think be has said anything
about being chairman of the national com.
mittee. think tie greater part of the talk
attributed to him was made by other PEG.
pie. Senator Malone has first to be elected
a delegate to the national convention by his
own State and then chairman by all the
States. never would have accepted the
position had it not been for combination
Of circumstances. have served my term,
and when l call the next convention TO or.
der my duties cease, and will not accept
the responsibility again"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-12
Letter From Fauguier.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazeit,


MARSHALL, April -, 1SS7.-The Easter
season has brought with it full gush o
spring weather; we young folks have enjoy
ed egg-dyeing and fishing, all having hoii
day, and the farmer ia pushing ahead with
gardening and preparing for corn planting
seeding oats, etc. By the by the blizzard;
and snow kept on here so persistently thatone
lady vowed that she would keep in bed IN
til the weather changed.
With other public schools in the State
our teacher, 1Ir. Darlington, has closed
his school, though the private schools
are continued There is q hopeful outlook
for revival of business, and if the public
debt question be disposed of by the com.
mission appointed to settle 1t. we have
every reason to hope with the divine bless
ing that old time prosperity of Virginia
will return. AT any rate no enlightened
mind can doubt that the Cleveland admin
istraton is better than reckless republican
misrule. Messrs. Blaine and Sherman, to
crafty selfish greed for Office, continue to
canvass the Southern States for the colored
vote, but every true American will pray
that they may both be disappointed. So
long as President Cleveland strives to save
the peoples money, and administer the gov
eminent on business basis, he deserves the
commentator Of all honest men.
As this is the centennial anniversary OF
the adoption of the Federal Constitution,
the Southern people ought to recall the glo-
rious history OF the past century, and seek
to sustain true democratic policy, and this
can only be done by educating the masses.
In an able address by Prof. Julius D. Dreher,
President of Roanoke College, delivered be-
fore tho National Educational Association,
it is said, "To the credit of the Southern
people they show more willingness to con.
tribute to educational objects in recent
years than they did in the days Of
their abundance before the war;"
He adds that the State schools in 1884 had
IS, 951 ,249 and the colleges $4,065, sol, in
property, as grounds, buildings. ETC., and he
believes republican government can rest
only on the intelligence and virtue of the
people, and this idea has taken practical
shape in the establishment of public free
schools for the enlightenment of the white
and colored population of the South.
On Good Friday Rev. Jas. Grammer held
interesting religious services at the Episco-
pal church, and as usual, on Easter Mon
day vestry was elected. Bishop Whittle
is expected to visit the parish churches On
the SOth of the month. Other churches con-
tinue to be we'll attended. Two congrega.
tions, the Methodist and Presbyterian, have
their ministers resident in Marshall.
The physicians of Fauquier seem pleased
that DR.. Bedford Brown, 80 we'll known in
Alexandria. received the appointment as
president of the Medical Society of Virginia.
The Doctor enjoys we'll earned national
reputation. d.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-12
The Railroad Thieves.

A detective who aided in arresting the
railroad thieves on the Pan Handle rail-
road, notice of which appeared in yester-
days GAZETTE, says:
"Out Of so crews IS were practicing a gil
gantic scheme of robbery. One night one
of our men, concealed behind car, saw the
freight crew come TO Union Line car. The
wire was pulled out Of The SEAL the door
was thrown back and the car entered. In a
short time the men emerged, carrying lot
of plumber. Then The conductor pulled
back the door, ran the wire through the seal
where it had been pulled out, and with a
board struck it blow. The wire went
back to its place, the blow united the soft
lead again without destroying the lettering
on either side, and the seal was apparently
untouched. The individuals of these crews
were tracked and the stolen goods located.
In one case the pursuit was so hot that
twenty-five boxes OF fine cigars were burned
in caboose stove. In another case two
bolts of fine silk were thrown from q
caboose into the Monongahea river while
crossing the Pan Handle bridge. Iu an
other instance crew broke open car
and found it full of organs. One of the
men, enraged by finding nothing of the
steaable kind, thrust an iron bar into an
organ and ruined it. A freight conductor
broke into car, opened a piano and sat
and played it all night, stopping at mid
night to eat his supper off of the polished
top. In all my experience of twenty.nine
years 1 never saw such q taste for miscellan.
eous stealing. Everything except coffin
and backsmith's anvil had been stolen
aud made use Of" Special Agent Rue
stated last night that the total arrests mum.
Der 60. At late hour tonight ]. r. Dun
lap, who is regarded as the ringleader OF the
gang, made confession to the detectives, in
which he implicated several outsiders, and
located fences" at Dsnnison, Ohio,
New Philadelphia and other places.
A special from Dennison, says the officers
have arrested James and w. Coils with
several thousands of dollars worth of vel
vets and high-pricad dry goods in their pos
session, articles taken from cars. One Bus
by, the worst man in the gang, slipped his
handouts and recklessly threw himself from
the train whilst it was going and escaped.
kilograms from Cadiz, Steubenville, and
points west of Columbus, report the arrest
OF large number of railroad employees i'm
plicated in the robberies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-12

VIRGINIA NEWS.

Attorneys are preparing the papers in the
case of Mary Dabney Waller ana jennie
Boggs, twice convicted in SpotsyVanla
county of the crime of robbng and attempt
ing to murder William S. E. Waller and his
sister, in which new trial Is asked, upon
the grounds of errors of the county court.
Last Friday during the burning of some
trash in the garden attached to the residence
of MIR. Robt Stone, the clothing OF his daugh.
ter, Miss Lizzie, aged Is yeara, took lire, and
in the attempt to put it out the father and
mother were pretty severely burned. Miss
Lizzie was very seriously, if not fatally,
Misunderstanding Free Lance.
On Saturday last, as two colored men,
named Crump and Day, were wrestling on
the coal pier at Newport News. they fell
against the railing, which gave way, precip-
-itating them to the deck of a schooner TAX
ing coal, about 40 feet below. Crump was
instantly killed and Day was very seriously
injured. Crump had his neck broken.
Gen. w. ". Averil has accepted an invi.
taLion to participate in the ceremonies Of
Confederate Decoration Day at Staunton on
the 9th of June. In accepting the invita-
ton, Gen. Averill says he lis filled with the
liveliest anticipations of the pleasure he will
experience in meeting some of those gallant
soldiers among the survivors whose names
and deeds are indelibly impressed on his
memory"
Mr.. Thomas Patton, wealthy New York
err, and present owner of SHINES Point,
formerly part of the Moncure estate,) in
Stafford, has just closed the contract for the
purchase of q part of the Arkendale farm,
lying also in Stafford, between Aqua Creek
and the Potomac river. The purchased
property was owned by MIR. Smith Lee,
brother of Gov. Fitz Lee, and is sold for $751;
600 cash. Mr.. Patton is great huntsman,
and passes each season on the Potomac,
duck-shooting The purchase of Arkendale
ia intended TO enlarge the shooting grounds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-12
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To.DAY.s TELEGRApmnC NEWS.
Prairie Fires.

ATcHIsoN, Kansas, April 12.-No less
than fifteen persons have been burned to
death by the prairie fires which, starting
near Nicodemus, Graham county, have
swept northwest on an air line into Norton
county, destroying everything in path
that in places s from q to miles wide-a
great roaring sea of fame rolling IN tremen-
dous sheets under the impetus OF the high
wind which prevailed all day Satur-
day and night. Starting on the south fork
of the Solomon river in Graham county the
fire swept north to the north fork. which 1t
crossed at Edmond, station on the Central
Branch Railroad in Norton county, and at
last accounts it was still sweeping towards
the northwest dagonally across Norton
county in the direction of Decatur, the ad
joining county on the west, carrying de-
struction and death in its path Thousands
of head of stock of all kinds have been
burned, and thousands oftons Of hay, corn,
and wheat, and from 100 to LIS houses and
barns have been destroyed. The people
living along the line of the fire have
been left homeless and destitute. 1t is
impossible as yet to learn the names
of those who persisted. Tremendous excite
ment prevails all through the burned dis
trict, which extends distance of over sixty
miles in length by two and half to seven in
width with the fire still spreading west and
northwest. A large number of horses, cat.
tie, sheep, and hogs have been destroyed,
and considerable suffering among the peo.
pie exists on account of the fires. Relief
will be forwarded TO them at once from
towns east of the fire line. The fire is still
raging furiously, and the people along its
path are terror stricken. The destruction of
the telegraph poles and wires between
Greenleaf and Edmond prevents the obtain
ing of further details.
SIOUX FALLS, Dak., April 12.-Reports OF
loss of property from prairies fires during
the terrible wind storm Of Friday and Satur.
day continue to come in. Eighteen miles
west Of this city tremendous fire started
and swept the country for miles. Henry
Strallen, George Tailor, John Jacobson, and
?. H. Hall lost their houses and contents
and also their barns, farm machinery, grain,
stock and several horses James Hutchin-
son, G. E. Greelan, W. S. Brooks, VIM. Igo,
and Edward Walker lost their barns and con-
tents. Other losses are indefinitely report
ed 1t was the most destructive fire that
ever visited this part of the country and the
total loss will exceed 100000
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-12

A NOTABLE CHRIsTENING.-Tbe christ
ening yesterday afternoon of Dorothy, the
infant daughter of Secretary Whitney, at
ST. Johns Church, Washington, was attend
ed by an immense gathering of notable PEG.
pie in official, diplomatic and resident soci.
ETY.. The four godmothers, the daughters
of cabinet officers, Miss Florence Bayard,
Miss Endicott, Miss Villas and Miss Lamar
stood with Secretary Whitney, who repre-
sented by proxy the baby's godfather, COL
Oliver Payne, who is in Europe After the
ceremony the congregation repaired to the
Whitney residence, where the christening
fete was in progress. The mansion was
deliberately decorated with flowers. Nearly
every diplomat was represented by flowers.
Refreshments OF creams, ices, cake, confec.
tionery, with strawberries in abundance,
were enjoyed by the company. The baby's
presents were numerous and costly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-12
Another Strike.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, APP. 1.-THE journey
men carpenters of Indianapolis, ut a meeting
last night, determined to strike to-day.
There are 200 of them. and as more build
ing is in progress than at any time before
for many years serious trouble will be
caused. The iourneymen demand 9 hours
work day and an advance of 10 per cent.
over last years wages. The contractors
agreed to make some concessions, but tie
journeymen refused to consider any propo-
sition for q compromise.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-12
EHOM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence of the Alexs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., April II, 1887.
An ex-democratic congressman from a
Gulf State, one we'll known and admired in
Virginia, who, with sparkling wit and clar-
ion voice, has set forth the doctrines of true
democracy from the mountains to the sea in
Virginia, when asked by the GAzETTE's cor
respondent here to day what he thought Of
the President after two years of his admin
istratiou, replied that Mr.. Cleveland is e
good and honest man and tries to do right.
but the woods are full of just such men,
and that the country is too big and the
democratic party too big to be satisfied to
have man with no other qualification Pres
ident for two years Continuing, he said
MIR Cleveland was working for q renomina-
ton, but. in his opinion, would not get it.
The New York democracy, he said, is OPP
posed to him, and New York, in national
democratic conventions, always has mad
controlling influence with the South and
West. If New York shall send an anti.
Cleveland delegation to the convention, or
even a divided delegation, the anti Cleye-
land men in it will say to the convention,
Ego on and renominate Cleveland if you
choose but in all your calculations about
the election leave New York out" and such
talk, yet while at least, must ba potential.
The Souths natural utilization. he said,
ia with the West, and the free trade
increase in Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan
and other Western States, will soon enable
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-12

THE CoLoIED TRooPs.-Inspector General 10
Lane Stern, of the Virginia State Troops, has
written letter to Captain Englehart, of Raleigh,
n. c.. in which no explains how the entry of the
two colored companies of Richmond for the ma
tional drill at Washington is regarded in military
circles Colonel Stern calls attention to the fact
that colored military organizations were in the
procession on the occasion of President Cleve-
lands inauguration without elciting comment
Not only that, but tho very same companies that
propose to anticipate in the military drill at
Washington have often paraded with white
troops notably at the funerals of Generals Pickett
and Wise, and at the recent laying of the corner
stone OF the Richmond City Hall Attention is
also called to the fact that one of these coored or
carnations, with two white companies, were dis
patched by Gov. Lee to Newport News during the
trouble with the longshoremen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-12

WADE HAMPToN's BELIEF IN PRAYER.-The
love and admiration in which he is held by the
people of South Carolina are illustrated in an in
cident related by General Hampton when he was
recovering from his sickness Il am certain, he
said that my life was saved by the fervent
prayers of the people of South Carolina. WAS at
the point of death and had lost all interest in life,
when received a letter from an old Methodist
minister friend, telling me of the deep and de-
vout petitions put up for my restoration to health
by the Methodist Conference then in session at
Newberry. The letter closed by begging me to
exercise my VIII to live in response to the suppl
cations of the people of the whole State, who
were praying for me night and day in every
household When / heard the letter read l prom
ised my sister that would heed the kind, loving
words of the man of God and arouse my will to
live That night l fell into deep sleep and
dreamed most wildly that l was i'll a spacious
room in which was moved to ali parts of the
State so that l met my assembled friends ev.
erywherc. l remember most distinctly of all
old Beaufort where l had last been. l saw
immense assemblages and as l looked down upon
them q grave persoLage approached me and
touched me on the shoulder and said to me:
These people are praying for you. Live Live.
Liye.!r l never realized anything like it before.
1t seemed vision. I woke the next morning
feeling the life-blood creeping through my veins,
and told my family that the crisis was passed
aud that should get better.'-Z. l.. White IN the
American Magd-ine.